10 Political Predictions for the Spring Season

Washington handicapper Greg Valliere contends that the regulatory sector will heat up, led by the EPA and the SEC.

1. Better late than never, the Obama Administration will issue its 2014 budget on April 10, a mere nine weeks late. It will call for higher taxes and more infrastructure spending, and it will be dead on arrival.

2. The Obama charm offensive will continue, as the president dines with a dozen Republicans, also on April 10. This will coincide with...